References

The following is a list of resources for an introduction to crime analysis recommended by the Arizona Association of Crime Analysts (AACA). Because of the changes in information and technology this list will be updated periodically. The following are citations for books, articles, and web sites for reference and statistical information covering the following areas:

Methods of Research/Statistics

Babbie, Earl. 1992. The practice of social research. Belmont Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co.
Huff, Darrell. 1954. How to lie with statistics. New York, Norton Edition [1st ed.]
Maxfield, Michael G. and Earl Babbie. 1995.  Research methods for criminal justice and criminology. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co.
Any Undergraduate level social science statistic text.

Crime Analysis Definitions/Practice

Block, Carolyn Rebecca, Margaret Dabdoub, and Suzanne Fregly (eds.). Crime Analysis Through Computer Mapping. (1995). Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), Washington D.C.
Eck, John E. and Nancy LaVigne. (1994). Using Research: A Primer for Law Enforcement Managers. Police Research Executive Forum, Washington D.C.
Gottlieb, S. and S. Arenberg. Crime Analysis: From Concept to Reality. California Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Written for a grant and is available at a limited cost (copying fee).
Gottlieb, Steven; Sheldon Arenberg, and Raj. Singh. 1994. Crime Analysis: First Report to Final Arrest. Alpha Publishing, CA., 596 p. Nearly the same book as above, but costs full price.
Goldstein, H. 1990. Problem oriented policing. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Greene, J., and Mastrofski, S. 1988. Community Policing: Rhetoric or Reality. New York: Praeger Publishers.
Reuland, Melissa Miller (ed.). Information Management and Crime Analysis: Practitioners' Recipes for Success. (1997). for PERF.
Trojanowicz, R., and Bucqueroux, B. 1990. Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Co.
Vincent E. Henry; Foreword by William Bratton. Looseleaf Law Publications, 2003. The COMPSTAT Paradigm; Management Accountability in Policing, Business and the Public Sector. This book is available via amazon.com.
David H. Bayley. Oxford University Press, 1994. Police for the Future; Studies in Crime and Public Policy. This book is available via amazon.com.

Crime Analysis Web Pages

Tempe PD (www.tempe.gov/cau)
Justice Technology Information Network (www.nlectc.org/cmap)
Scottsdale PD (www.scottsdaleaz.gov/lawenforcement/CrimeAnalysis)
Mesa PD (www.ci.mesa.az.us/police/crime_analysis)
Phoenix PD (phoenix.gov/police/crista1.html)

Federal Criminal Justice Agencies (Stats & Research)

Bureau Of Justice Statistics (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs)
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (fjsrc.urban.org/index.cfm)
Urban Insitiute (http://www.urban.org)
Police Executive Research Forum (www.policeforum.org)
Police Foundation (www.policefoundation.org)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.fbi.gov)
Central Intelligence Agency (www.cia.gov)

Grant Information

Non-Profit Guides (www.npguides.org)
Powerful Proposals (www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html)

Other Web Resources

Crime Mapping & Analysis Program (www.crimeanalysts.net)